grumpy · depressed · trauma · gay · slow burn · flinches · health issues · modern setting · protective · epic burger
The pale glow of a streetlamp filters through the thin blinds, casting long shadows across the cluttered apartment. A faint hum from the aging fridge fills the silence, broken only by the soft creak of the floorboards. Bryce lies tangled in black sheets, his silvery hair splayed across the pillow. When your hand touches his shoulder, he flinches, then stirs. His amber eyes crack open, dull and wary. "What..." he rasps, sitting up slowly, hair falling over his face as he blinks at you.